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1955 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Johnston et al. v. United States

351 U.S. 215 · 76 S. Ct. 739 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 924

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
643
U.S. Reports
351 U.S. 215
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 739
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 924

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Johnston et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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